L lay in bed, replaying the events of a few hours ago in his mind. Light was curled up next to his side, and L smiled at the soft snoring sound he made. He was extremely relieved that Light hadn't reacted badly to the kiss. They had decided simultaneously to sleep on the events of the night and discuss it in the morning, which was good for L because he felt that his brain was currently mush. He couldn't gather his wits long enough to have a single coherent thought without his mind drifting to Light.
It was rather embarrassing, really, how being in love could make a person so.. idiotic. His thinking hadn't been this slow since he'd been drugged to have his wisdom teeth removed. He supposed it was alright though. In fact, it was rather pleasant. He couldn't remember why he hadn't been in love before. As he listened to Light's steady breathing, he found himself being lulled to sleep. He let his body relax, and sleep pulled him under.
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The following morning, L awoke to the sound of alarms. He had been having a rather nice dream, and he was jerked out of it by some blasted ringing sounds. He stumbled out of the bed, almost landing on his face in his blind confusion. As his brain started turning on, he realized that the sound was coming from on of the fire detectors. He started down the hall to where the noise was loudest; the kitchen.
When he got to the doorway, he both smelled and saw the smoke spewing out of the toaster. He rushed forward, grabbing the fire extinguisher from under the sink and aiming it at the toaster, spraying it until all signs of the fire where gone. He stumbled back, letting the fire extinguisher drop to the floor. The alarms turned off and he sagged against the counter. As he caught his breath, he heard something. It sounded like.. muffled crying. Walking into the adjoining living room, he froze at the sight of Light, curled up in the fetal position with his back against the couch, sobbing. He crept forward, not wanting to startle Light.
"Light-kun?" he called softly. Light gave no kind of response that he had heard L.
"Raito, what's wrong?" L called again, walking towards Light. This time, Light shook his head slightly. L closed the space between them, crouching down next to Light, who leaned into him. L sank to the floor, wrapping his arms around Light. They held each other until Light's crying subsided enough for him to speak properly.
"M-my mom and Sayu. Th-they got in a car accident this morning. Sayu is stable, but my mom is in-" he started crying again. After a moment, he pulled in a shaky breath and continued. "She's in critical condition. My father says there's major hemorrhaging in her brain, and they're inducing a coma. She- she might not make it."
L was struck by this news. he didn't know Sachiko Yagami and Sayu well, but he was shocked that something this horrible had happened to them. He pulled Light to his feet and grabbed a tissue from one of the boxes laying on the table.
"I'm so sorry Light. I can't imagine how you must be feeling right now. Why don't you get cleaned up and I'll have the car be readied." he said softly. Light nodded, and L turned to go.
"L?" a voice called from behind him. He turned, and was rewarded by arms wrapping around his waist.
"Thank you, L." was all Light said.
"You're welcome, Light." was all L replied.
I'll be honest here, I wrote most of this thing on the spot with no clue where I was planning on going, so I hope you guys enjoyed. Please leave a review, they're what keep me sustained ^.^ Thank you for reading!